*: Youkilis reached base in 13 consecutive plate appearances in this series, making outs in only his first at-bat on Friday and his last at-bat today. (The MLB record is 16, set by Ted Williams in 1957.)

In the first four innings, the Red Sox had 32 plate appearances -- eight in both of the first and second innings, and 12 in the fourth. Boston set season-highs in runs and hits.

Buchholz (4-9-7-4-3, 76) was not sharp. After Boston grabbed a 7-0 lead, he allowed five hits and six runs in the third. He was pulled after the first three Orioles reached base in the fifth.

There were 372 pitches thrown in this game, 213 by the Orioles. Nine of the 10 pitchers allowed at least one run.

I've been trying to move around, trying to get some blood going, just kind of seeing how it responds. ... It's aggravating. I feel like I was feeling good at the plate (11-for-his-last-25). That's one of the unfortunate things. When I hit that ball down the line [on Wednesday night], I just kind of felt it when I rounded first, and I knew right away that I was going to have to come out of that game. I didn't know whether I should stop the inning. Luckily, [Jason Varitek] hit the double in the gap. I could pretty much walk home.

George Kottaras was put on the 15-day disabled list because of a lower back injury that he has been dealing with for roughly a month. He says he hurt it in batting practice.

When Josh Reddick, with the Sea Dogs in Pennsylvania, was told on Friday to pack his bags, he thought he had been traded or was being promoted to Pawtucket. He made his major league debut at Fenway Park later that evening.

Next week's starters: Jon Lester and Brad Penny in Tampa on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by John Smoltz, Josh Beckett, Buchholz, and Lester in New York. Joba Chamberlain will open the four-game series for the Yankees.

Last Monday, I told my buddy , a yankee fan, the Red Sox would be in firtst place by tommorrow...so we put forth a little wager, saw him on Thursday, very arrogantly said I could back out of the bet, I said no.....see what happens.

They had the same propaganda on MASN hahaha. Showing him talking to Kotchman, who's also not in the game, and talking about how he's telling him what you should do against Berken and how important he is to the team.

I know, when I took off, they were 3 1/2 back, and now they're 1/2 back with Beuhrle (sp?) on the mound for the White Sox today. I should go away more often.I'm going to "The Bob," which isn't Bank One Ballpark, but what Montanans call The Bob Marshall Wilderness.I'm going to try to climb a 9,000-footer, yes. I have a better weather forecast for this puppy.

Yes, baseball is a game where if you get a hit one third of the time, you are doing extremely well. I don't think that would be true for free throws in basketball or passes in football. Not that I know squat about those sports...

Amy said... Yes, baseball is a game where if you get a hit one third of the time, you are doing extremely well. I don't think that would be true for free throws in basketball or passes in football. Not that I know squat about those sports...

Big difference in Basketball, nothing is moving , and in football you and the reciever know the play.......In baseball you have a split second to react..

Yes, 9C, my point was in agreement with the point that baseball has frustration built into it. A hitter knows that he is likely to fail at the plate at least a third of the time. A basketball player or a quarterback doesn't have that same frustration to deal with.

B-Ref:Today the Angels can become the second team since 1954 to have 3 consecutive games with at least 18 hits. Meanwhile, their opponents, the Twins, can become the third team since '54 to give up 18 or more hits in three consecutive games.